Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Polygonales: Polygonaceae: Polygonum cespitosum [return to Home Page]

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Polygonales: Polygonaceae: Polygonum cespitosum
Common Name: Asiatic Waterpepper

Country: USA
State/District: WV
County: Tucker
Date:

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Monongahela National Forest
Keywords: A FEfo FEFT green fruits knotweed Monongahela National pink flowers Forest West Virginia
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This specimen is growing in the bed of the Black Fork River.   Asiatic Waterpepper (a kind of knotweed) is an alien, invasive species which is abundant in particular areas of the Washington, D.C., Region.

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